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    porter
    /ˈpɔːtə/

    noun

    • 1. a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railway station, airport, hotel, or market.
    • 2. dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt partly charred or browned by drying at a high temperature: "a nice pint of porter"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPORTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PORTER definition: 1. a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers' bags at railway stations…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › porterPorter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a person who carries burdens. especially : one employed to carry baggage for patrons at a hotel or transportation terminal. 2. : a parlor-car or sleeping-car attendant who waits on passengers and makes up berths. 3. [short for porter's beer] : a heavy dark brown ale typically brewed from browned or charred malt. 4.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPORTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PORTER meaning: 1. a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers' bags at railway stations…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPORTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example, people's luggage at a hotel.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › porterPorter - definition of porter by The Free Dictionary

    1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station. 2. A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car. 3. A maintenance worker for a building or institution.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishporter noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of porter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of porter – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    PORTER definition: someone whose job is to carry other people's bags in hotels, stations, etc. Learn more.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › porterporter | meaning of porter in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    porter meaning, definition, what is porter: someone whose job is to carry people’s b...: Learn more.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › porterPORTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Porter definition: a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.. See examples of PORTER used in a sentence.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › porterPorter Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Porter definition: A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.